Warren v. State

This appeal requires us to interpret Maryland Code (1977, 2002 RepLVol.), § 21-801 of the Transportation Article. 1 We focus our attention in particular upon subsection (a) of § 21-801, which provides that “[a] person may not drive a vehicle on a highway at a speed that, with regard to the actual and potential dangers existing, is more than that which is reasonable and prudent under the conditions.”

A jury in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County convicted appellant, Jon Patrick Warren, of violating § 21-801(a), and of driving while impaired (“DWI”), in violation of § 21-902(b). The State…